Tweed Buchanan Kilt

**RockyR** · 12th October 16, 02:05 PM

I am starting a very unique project today for a wonderful customer and member of Clan Buchanan... a tweed version of Buchanan being made into a kilt. This should definitely turn a few heads and be great for the Autumn colors!

**ctbuchanan** · 13th October 16, 10:54 AM

You are right! That is an absolutely beautiful fabric. I look forward to seeing the finished product.
Do you have enough for another? I have a jacket that would look fantastic with that.

Aye
CTBuchanan

**davidlpope** · 13th October 16, 03:33 PM

It's very pretty tweed, and clearly based on the Buchanan tartan, but the colors are all mixed up.

Here's a tweedy Buchanan-

**RockyR** · 13th October 16, 04:05 PM

Originally Posted by ctbuchanan

You are right! That is an absolutely beautiful fabric. I look forward to seeing the finished product.
Do you have enough for another? I have a jacket that would look fantastic with that.

Aye
CTBuchanan

I am orderinv some for another customer tomorrow... give us a call at the shop and we can take an order over the phone. Price is $320 for a 5 yarder. 800.368.8633

**RockyR** · 13th October 16, 04:07 PM

David... the thread count is still the same, and the colors are not really any different than doing a "muted" or "weathered" version of a tartan. Not everyone's cup of tea, but I think it came out nice.

**davidlpope** · 13th October 16, 06:25 PM

Originally Posted by RockyR

David... the thread count is still the same, and the colors are not really any different than doing a "muted" or "weathered" version of a tartan. Not everyone's cup of tea, but I think it came out nice.

Rocky,

Not trying to quibble, but I don't think you're correct. Match up the shades to what they should be.

The maroon color in the tweed replaces green in the tartan. The light, lovat green replaces blue. The light brownish color would seem to replace yellow, but if that's the case, then it shouldn't also be used as the color of the narrow stripe in the middle of the teal. The replacement colors for the narrow stripes (replacing white on red and black on yellow in the real tartan) should not be the same as either of the base color stripes. It isn't just a case of the colors being a different shade (dark green goes to light green, or green goes to brown), but it's actually a different thread count. The key is the narrow stripes (black on yellow and red on white) and the broader stripe (blue on green) in the real tartan. That's what you have to use to see the switching of the colors and the difference from the real thread count.

Does that make sense?

**davidlpope** · 13th October 16, 06:44 PM

Since it's an asymmetric tartan, you can try flipping the order of the stripes around the opposite way. It still doesn't match.

**RockyR** · 13th October 16, 07:07 PM

I'll call it a "Buchanan-esque tweed" then. Either way, I'm very chuffed with it. 😊

**davidlpope** · 13th October 16, 07:11 PM

Originally Posted by RockyR

I'll call it a "Buchanan-esque tweed" then. Either way, I'm very chuffed with it. 😊

It's very beautiful and looks excellent made up into a kilt. Very nice.

**OC Richard** · 15th October 16, 05:47 AM

Good eye, David, I hadn't noticed that.

The fabric is gorgeous, and instantly recognisable as Buchanan, which I suppose are the important points.

Rocky are other tartans available in this fabric?

The relationship between Buchanan and that tweed reminds me of this waistcoat. It took me a minute to figure out what made it look so odd

(Maybe they should have flipped one panel sideways so that the fabric matched up better.)